Witnesses on the Titanic said the Californian masthead lights seemed to gradually approach and approach, and then recede again, before vanishing completely
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A Very Deceiving Night: Where was the Californian?
The California Titanic distance apart is a key factor the night Titanic sank. Influence of south-running Labrador Current.
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A Very Deceiving Night: We were swinging, but very, very slowly
The stationary Californian was equally confusing to Titanic, because Californian was gradually swinging clockwise, through south
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A Very Deceiving Night: When she stopped her lights seemed to go out
Californian Captain Lord did not have a full broadside view of the Titanic because she had swung round to just present her port bow.
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A Very Deceiving Night: Light on the port bow
Witnesses agree the only ship they saw as Titanic was sinking was off Titanic’s port bow, putting the nearby ship northwest of Titanic’s wreck site
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A Very Deceiving Night: Her head was facing north
Turn to starboard left Titanic facing north. The abnormal refraction at Titanic’s wreck site also led to the failure of Californian to come to her aid.
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